Welcome to the Display Lab
Welcome to the homepage of the Display lab. The Display lab was formed by Professor Gregory Crawford in 1996 with a focus on display motivated liquid crystal research. On this website can be found ongoing research projects, laboratory members and alumni, publications and facilities among other information.
Mission Statement
We, the members of the display and photonics laboratory group at Brown University, are committed to fostering creativity and inventiveness in order to harness new knowledge and push the frontiers of science. We seek to pioneer innovative technologies and contribute to archival scientific literature for societal good; we strive to be an internationally recognized group contributing to the innovation of new scientific applications. Our group makes every effort to maintain a safe and clean laboratory environment. Honesty, camaraderie, integrity, accuracy, and reliability are major priorities for our entire group.
Display Lab News
Liquid Crystals
The display lab focuses on liquid crystal and polymer materials for flat panel display, telecommunications and electro-optic applications. Before 1960, liquid crystals were virtually unknown. Today they are all around us: they are used for electronic displays in wristwatches, calculators, laptop computers, and large area televisions. The versatility of liquid crystalline materials also enables their application in various aspects of medicine, a heavy current research thrust of the display lab. Read More
Prof. Greg Crawford
Prof. Crawford is currently the Dean of Engineering and Professor of Engineering and Physics at Brown University and formerly the Richard and Edna Salomon Assistant Professor of Engineering at Brown University. Prof. Crawford was formerly a member of the research staff at Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) and later dpiX, where he concentrated on liquid crystals and polymers materials for flat panel display applications. Read More